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Show more- Strait 1. (adjective) Narrow or confined. As in straitjacket. 2. (noun) A narrow passageway. As in the pelvic strait.
- Penis, hypospadias of the Birth defect of the penis involving the urethra (the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge…
- Intravenous feeding Intravenous feeding: Feeding through a vein. Also called parenteral alimentation or parenteral nutrition
- X-linked On the X chromosome. 'Linked' in genetics does not mean merely associated. An X-linked gene travels with the…
- Hippocampus An area buried deep in the forebrain that helps regulate emotion and memory. Functionally, the hippocampus is…
- Waardenburg, Petrus Johannes See: Stickler syndrome.
- Deafness, nonsyndromic A blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein in the thigh or leg. The clot can break off as an embolus and make its…
- Laryngoscope A flexible, lighted tube used to look at the inside of the larynx (the voice box). The laryngoscope is…
- Insemination, homologous A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Jordi Casals-Ariet See: Casals-Ariet, Jordi
- Urinary tract The organs of the body that produce and discharge urine. These include the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and…
- Uric acid A breakdown product of purines that are part of many foods. In gout, there are frequently, but not always…